Railroad cross-tie.



0. M. GUNTER & O. F. NELSON.

RAILROAD (moss TIE.

APPLIGATIOII IILEDJUNE 9, 1913.

. 1,083,488 Patented Jan.6,1914.

Inventor s 1 by v I I I 4 Attorneys CHARLES M. GUNTER AND COLUMBUS F. NELSQN, 0F MOULTRIE, GEORGIA.

RAILROAD CROSS-TIE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 6,1914.

Tie, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a railroad cross tie, ordi-v narily fashioned from metal.

One object of the present invention is to provide a tie of the class described which will afford a rigid support for the rail.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie into which the filler blocks may be readily inserted, the filler blocks being re tained in the ties by the inclined side walls of the tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel form of filler block.

It is within the scope of the invention to provide novel means for holding the rail in place beneath the arms of the filler blocks.

The invention aims to improve generally and to enhance the utility of, devices of thattype to which the present invention appertains.

WVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combina tion and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing :F igure 1 shows the invention in top plan; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one tie, portions thereof being broken; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the tie, the view showing the rail in place upon the tie; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the filler blocks located side by side; and Fig. 5 is a plan of the locking key which cooperates with the filler blocks and with the rail.

The tie herein disclosed is of like construction at both ends, and therefore but one end of the tie is shown and but one end of the tie will be described.

The tie, which is fashioned from metal, is a trough-like structure and comprises a base 1 which preferably is fiat, there being side walls 2 upstanding from the base 1. The side walls 2 converge as they extend upwardly, so as to overhang the base 1. At

their ends, the side walls 2 flare slightly, so as to form diverging wings 3 facilitating the insertion of the filler blocks 4. The filler blocks 4 are provided, respectively,

with arms 5 which extend toward each other and overhang the flange 6 of the rail 7 the rail 7 being supported upon the filler blocks, andthe side walls 2 of the tie being notched as indicated at 8, to let the flange 6 of the rail down upon the filler blocks. The outer faces of the filler blocks 4 converge as they extend upwardly, so that the filler blocks will fit closely in the space defined by the upwardly converging side walls 2 of the tie. The flaring wings 3 hereinbefore described, facilitate the insertion of the filler blocks in the tie.

In the lower edges of the arms 5 of the filler blocks 4 there are openings 9 adapted to receive locking members, preferably taking the form of wedges 10. The wedges 10 at their smaller edges are split as indicated at 11 to form bendable tongues 12. The wedges 10 bear against the upper walls of the openings 9 and bear against the upper face of the flange 6 of the rail 7, so as to hold the rail down upon the filler blocks 4. The tongue 12 of the wedge 10 is bent upwardly at its free end, as shown in Fig. 3, the arm 5 of the filler block 4 constituting a fulcrum across which the tongue 12 is bent. It is to be observed that after the tongue 12 has been bent up as indicated at 14, the wedge-10 cannot be removed accidentally, and further, the action in bending the tongue 12 upwardly, as shown at 14, serves to advance the wedge and to increase the holld of the wedge upon the flange 6 of the rai If desired, bolts 15 may be passed through the side walls 2 of the tie and through the filler blocks 4 to hold the same against movement longitudinally of the tie. Nut locks of any desired form, and indicated at 16 may be interposed between the side walls of the tie upon the one hand and the head of the bolt and the nut upon the other band.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there is presented in this application, a railroad tie which will be sufficiently stiff and strong to withstand all conditions of trafiic. The filler blocks 4 may be readily mounted in place and with equal facility be removed. The wedges 10 are so constructed that the rail 7 will be forced downwardly and held firmly upon the filler blocks, and an accidental removal of the Wedges 10 Will be a contingency not likely to take place.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is In a device of the class described, a tie; and a pair of filler blocks mounted on the tie; a rail resting on the filler blocks and each filler block having at one end an arm overhanging the base flange of the rail, each arm having a notch in its lower edge and disposed directly above the base flange of the rail; and Wedges located in the notches, the Wedges exerting a direct downward pressure on the base flange of the rail; the arms being diagonally disposed When the blocks are in rail supporting position, and each block having at its other end a plane, flat surface, exposing the Wedge of the other block for manipulation.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have hereto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES M. GUNTER. COLUMBUS F. NELSON.

Witnesses:

C. SrPORHAM, J. H. GASKINS.

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